Year 1913
the Tohuku Imperial University of Japan became the first university in Japan to admit female students.
AUGUST 16
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16 August: What Happened On This Day in History
Curated historical timeline of momentous political pacts, freedom struggle uprisings, constitutional developments, scientific breakthroughs, and prominent birthdays recorded on 16 August.
Year 1920
Ray Chapman of the Cleveland Indians is hit on the head by a fastball thrown by Carl Mays of the New York Yankees, and dies early the next day. Chapman was the second player to die from injuries sustained in a Major League Baseball game, the first being Doc Powers in 1909.
Year 1932
Britain instituted new electoral plan for India: to allow limited untouchables and giving them separate representation.
Year 1933
Mahatma Gandhi goes on fast for being denied to continue the anti-untouchability propaganda.
Year 1946
the All Hyderabad Trade Union Congress was founded in Sikandarabad, India.
Year 1946
Hindus and Muslims riot in Calcutta. 90 people lost their lives and other 900 were hurt. The Muslim League observed a "Direct Action Day" and announced its withdrawal of support from all plans.
Year 1958
Pather Panchali' won the top five awards, including feature length motion picture, and got a honorary mention at the Vancouver International Film Festival.
Year 1960
The new Republic of Cyprus came into being today.
Year 1962
Eight years after the remaining French Indian territories were handed to India, the ratifications of the treaty are exchanged to make the transfer official.
Year 1965
Indian troops cross Kashmir line, seizes two Pakistani outposts.
Year 1974
A.Shankar was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 31st March 1977.
Year 1991
Indian Airlines Flight 257, a Boeing 737-200, crashes during the approach to Imphal airport, killing all 69 people on board.
Year 1991
Indian Airlines Flight 257, a Boeing 737-200, crashes during approach to Imphal Airport, killing all 69 people on board.
Year 1994
Taslima Nasrin, A Bangladeshi Author, Honoured with Kurt Kurt Tucholsky Award in Sweden.
Year 1996
CBI raids house of former minister Sukh Ram and finds cash and jewellery to the tune of Rs. 3 crore.
Year 1997
Krishan Kant, Andhra Pradesh's Governor, elected as the Vice President of India.
Year 2010
China became the Second largest economy of the world.
Born 1901
Shripad Ramchandra Tikekar, journalist and critic, was born.
Born 1904
Subhadra Kumari Chauhan, an Indian poet.
Born 1913
Menachem Begin, Belarusian-Israeli politician, Prime minister of Israel, Nobel Prize laureate.
Born 1922
Raunaq Singh, great industrialist and philanthropist, was born at Daska.
Born 1923
Narayan Athavle, famous Marathi litterateur and journalist, was born.
Born 1948
Barry Hay, Indian-born Dutch rock musician
Born 1950
Naseeruddin Shah, Indian film and stage actor and director.
Born 1958
Madonna, American pop singer and actress who has had a string of hits with record such as ‘Like a virgin’, ‘Material Girl’, and ‘Justice my love’.
Born 1957
R. R. Patil, Indian lawyer and politician, Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra (d. 2015)
Born 1968
Arvind Kejriwal, Indian civil servant and politician, 7th Chief Minister of Delhi
Born 1970
Saif Ali khan, Indian actor.
Born 1970
Manisha Koerala, Indian Nepali Actress.
Died 1705
Jacob Bernoulli, Swiss mathematician and theorist.
Died 1886
Ramkrishna, Indian Hindu saint, Guru of Swami Vivekananda. Swami Ramakrishna Paramahamsa dies at the age of 50. His real name was Gadadhar Ghatterji. An Indian mystic, leader and saint, he preached unity of religions. Swami Vivekanand was his disciple.
Died 1888
John Pemberton, American Pharmacist, and Chemist. He invented Coca-Cola.
Died 1977
Elvis Presley, King of Rock n’ Roll.
Died 1991
C. Achuta Menon, former CM of Kerala, passed away.
Died 1997
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, a Pakistani singer who was considered one of the prominent figures in modern Qawwali music.
Died 2000
Renu Saluja, an Indian film editor.
Died 2003
Idi Amin, Political leader who became the third president of Uganda.
Died 2018
Atal Bihari Vajpeyi, Indian politician and former Prime minister of India.